CoE Manager Aid & Relief

Opportunity

When you join Maersk, you will find that the world is your workplace. You will work in a culturally diverse, performance stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things.

We – Maersk Project Logistics (MPL) - are continuing our journey towards being the preferred logistics partner for Aid & Relief logistics. If you have a passion for global environment, will be motivated by complex coordination with multiple stakeholders, often in remote areas globally in a fast-paced environment and equally important, you see yourself as a team player, then this job is for you!

We offer

Working at Maersk brings a unique blend of being part of a rich heritage and an enthusiastic, youthful, fast-paced logistics company. We believe in rewarding and recognizing individual performances within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values.

Collaborative and commercial mindsets are the key cornerstones of being a high performer in Maersk. Ours being a network business, it is key that you can think and act beyond your own domain and geography of work. By commercial mindset we mean your ability to think of the benefits for the customer; in whatever action, you take, irrespective of your position and role.

The role as Center of Excellence (CoE) Managers Aid & Relief offers a great opportunity to lead a winning team and be a strong enabler in shaping the success of our increased focus on Aid & Relief logistics. You will be part of a large and diverse team as desire to deliver best in class service, effective communication, cost awareness and continuous performance which supports our mission statement of Improving life for all by integrating the world.

The position is be based in Aarhus, Denmark or Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Key responsibilities

As an CoE Manager of Aid & Relief, you will be leading a team of 35 experienced colleagues in the Aid & relief operations in Denmark & The Netherlands, where we strive to deliver the best service for our customers. The position is requiring an entrepreneurial mindset to lead 3 operational managers in growth and a business excellence team of 4.

The position requires solid leadership skills to continue building on the team’s success. Together with your team you will play a key role in executing tailor-made logistics solutions and coordination of various projects for our customers as well as being part of our accelerated growth within the aid vertical.

Together with the sales team you will play a key role in designing tailor-made logistics solutions and coordination of various projects for our customers as well as being part of our accelerated growth within our segment.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Manage the existing team leaders within the Denmark & NL + expansion into targeted countries in Europe.
• Ensure operational excellence during a transition of operating system for a +150 million USD revenue business.
• Drive the strategical development projects through the operations manager’s in alignment with our European strategy.
• Engagement & contribution to the European operational leadership team.

We are looking for

Our ideal candidate is innovative, self-driven person with a can-do attitude, well organized with good stakeholder management skills in a complexed environment. You strive in a collaborative role being the leader and motivator for both teams and leaders. We value our unique team and are looking for someone who shares our vision of teamwork being the backbone of all we do.

Required experience & skills:

• Proven Leadership skills
• Capability to lead based on KPI driven teams
• Entrepreneurial knowledge of building new teams cross countries
• Experience from Aid & Relief is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills, including both verbal and written fluency in English
• A collaborative mindset with a “can do” attitude
• Eagerness to be best in class and part of a winning team
• Ability to be flexible when needed as our job is not always 8-16
• Ability to travel approx. 15-25 days a year

Applications will be read continuously, so do not hesitate to send us your application if you can see yourself in the role! We look forward to hearing from you!

If successful and based in Netherlands, as part of our pre-employment screening, we ask that you to provide a VOG (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag).

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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